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Prachuap Khiri Khan
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province in western Thailand
Prachuap Khiri Khan is a province located in western Thailand, situated along the country's coast. It serves as an important region for Thailand's geography and administration in the western part of the country.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Thailand
- Official name
- จังหวัดประจวบคีรีขันธ์
- Country
- Thailand
- Located in
- Thailand
- Contains
- Sam Roi Yot
- Capital
- Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Official language
- Thai
- Population
- 550678
- Area
- 6367.620
- Shares border with
- Phetchaburi
- Official website
- www.prachuapkhirikhan.go.th
- Image
- Hat Laem Sala.jpg
- Motto
- เมืองทองเนื้อเก้า มะพร้าว สับปะรด สวยสด หาด เขา ถ้ำ งามล้ำน้ำใจ
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- postal code
- 77
- native label
- จังหวัดประจวบคีรีขันธ์
- Commons category
- Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
- topic's main category
- Category:Prachuap Khiri Khan province
- language used
- Southern Thai
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Encyclopedic overview
Prachuap Khiri Khan (Thai: ประจวบคีรีขันธ์, pronounced [prā.tɕùap kʰīː.rīː kʰǎn]) is one of the western provinces (changwat) of Thailand. It is in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula, some 240 km (149 mi) south of Bangkok. Neighboring provinces include Phetchaburi to the north and Chumphon to the south. To the west, it borders Tanintharyi Region of Myanmar.
Etymology
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